English Explanatory Dictionary

antisocial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.
  2. Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
  3. Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
noun
  1. An antisocial individual.

Pronunciation

/ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antisocial.wav /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/ /ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/ /ˌæntiˈsəʉʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jjamesryan-antisocial.wav /ˌɛntiˈsɐʉʃəl/

Word forms

antisocial more antisocial most antisocial anti-social antisocials

Etymology

From anti- + social.

Antonyms

prosocial

Derived words

antisocial behaviour order antisocialism antisociality antisocialize antisocially antisocialness antisocial personality disorder ASBO nonantisocial

Translations

Catalan: antisocial Georgian: ანტისაზოგადოებრივი German: gesellschaftsfeindlich Hungarian: antiszociális Japanese: 反社会的な Māori: nihoniho Polish: antyspołeczny Sicilian: sarbaggiu Welsh: gwrthgymdeithasol
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